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Shot Out of a Volcano at Last!

           Duringtheshorthaltswewerestifledwiththeheat;whilstwewerebeingprojectedforwardthehotairalmoststoppedmybreath.Ithoughtforamomenthowdelightfulitwouldbetofindmyselfcarriedsuddenlyintothearcticregions,withacold30°belowthefreezingpoint.Myoverheatedbrainconjuredupvisionsofwhiteplainsofcoolsnow,whereImightrollandallaymyfeverishheat.Littlebylittlemybrain,weakenedbysomanyconstantlyrepeatedshocks,seemedtobegivingwayaltogether.ButforthestrongarmofHansIshouldmorethanoncehavehadmyheadbrokenagainstthegraniteroofofourburningdungeon.

           Ihavethereforenoexactrecollectionofwhattookplaceduringthefollowinghours.Ihaveaconfusedimpressionleftofcontinuousexplosions,louddetonations,ageneralshakingoftherocksallaroundus,andofaspinningmovementwithwhichourraftwasoncewhirledhelplesslyround.Itrockeduponthelavatorrent,amidstadensefallofashes.Snortingflamesdartedtheirfierytonguesatus.Therewerewild,fiercepuffsofstormywindfrombelow,resemblingtheblastsofvastironfurnacesblowingallatonetime;andIcaughtaglimpseofthefigureofHanslightedupbythefire;andallthefeelingIhadleftwasjustwhatIimaginemustbethefeelingofanunhappycriminaldoomedtobeblownawayalivefromthemouthofacannon,justbeforethetriggerispulled,andtheflyinglimbsandragsoffleshandskinfillthequiveringairandspattertheblood-stainedground.

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